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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat - 44th match - 16 January 2023
The 44th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat on the 16th of January, 2023 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.
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Melbourne Stars Form Guide:
Melbourne Stars are placed at the bottom most position on points table.
The top run scorer for Melbourne Stars is Joe Clarke with 342 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Melbourne Stars is Luke Wood with 17 scalps under his belt.
Melbourne Stars have lost their previous match against Melbourne Renegades by 6 runs.
Melbourne Renegades batted first and they posted a total of 162 for 7 in 20 overs. Martin Guptill and Jake Fraser-Mcgurk lost their wicket early on in the innings. Sam Harper played a magnificent knock of 51 runs in 36 balls. Jonathan Wells also made a valuable contribution of 44 in 24 balls to help Melbourne Renegades reach a competitive total of 162 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Joe Clarke and Thomas Fraser Rogers started off really well. They stitched a partnership of 88 runs for the first wicket. After the partnership was broken, Melbourne Stars really struggled to get going and they were restricted to 156 for 7 in 20 overs, as they lost the match by 6 runs.
Brisbane Heat Form Guide:
Brisbane Heat are currently placed at the seventh position on points table.
The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat is Colin Munro with 278 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat is James Bazley with 11 scalps under his belt.
Brisbane Heat have lost their previous match against Perth Scorchers by 8 wickets.
Brisbane Heat batted first and they posted a total of 155 for 6 in 20 overs. Usman Khawaja at the top of the order made 28 runs off 23 balls but it was a slow paced innings that didn't help team's cause. Max Bryant smashed 36 not out in 27 balls in the lower middle order and helped Brisbane Heat reach a competitive total of 155 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Perth Scorchers lost Stephen Eskinazi and Cameron Bancroft early on. After their dismissals, Josh Inglis and Aaron Hardie came together and stitched a match winning partnership of 132 runs to win the match for their team in the 17th over with 8 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Melbourne Stars - Trent Boult, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood, Adam Zampa, Campbell Kellaway
Brisbane Heat - Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Sam Billings, Max Bryant, Sam Hain, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Ross Whiteley, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson, Will Prestwidge
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Brisbane Heat
Who will win?- Brisbane Heat
Top Batter (Runs Score) – Thomas Fraser Rogers (Melbourne Stars), Marnus Labuschagne (Brisbane Heat)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Luke Wood (Melbourne Stars), Michael Neser (Brisbane Heat)
Most Sixes – Thomas Fraser Rogers (Melbourne Stars), Marnus Labuschagne (Brisbane Heat)
Player of the Match- Marnus Labuschagne (Brisbane Heat)
Team Scores Batting first – Brisbane Heat 16p+, Melbourne Stars 145+
Match Handicap: Brisbane Heat
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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